Myiesha Gordon Beales enacts a way to reconcile the vileness of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre with optimism for the future through The Fire Sculpture Project. The project takes the shape of a ten-foot tall hand-formed clay building, which will be fired outdoors for three days. By molding soft clay into individual bricks, community members will collectively build this monument by hand, echoing the building of a Black utopia by the Greenwood community. Through the outdoor firing process, Beales acknowledges the devastation that occurred when Greenwood was burned. However, building on the dual symbolism of fire, from this will emerge a permanent structure living on as a testament to the resilience and collaboration of the Greenwood community.

Featured Artist: Myiesha Gordon-Beale

Building: (5/23 - 5/30) 1-6pm daily
Firing: 5/31 12:00PM - 6/1 12:00am
Painting: (6/4 - 6/6)1:00PM - 6PM daily